Tory support for debt centres

Conservative shadow trade and industry secretary Alan Duncan this week visited Blackfriars Advice Centre and Southwark Credit Union to show support for responsible borrowing and organisations set up to aid those with personal debt problems.

Regulation has prompted little dramatic change in consumers perception of the mortgage industry according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.Consumers still feel that deciding which deal is best for them is the most difficult thing about choosing a mortgage. Understanding the information given was still found difficult by the same proportion of respondents as the […]

The final stages of a sell-off can be the most interesting, says Simon Edelsten, manager of the Global Select Fund. It is not a matter of calling the ‘bottom’. Instead, investors should focus on selected stocks’ prospects over the longer term.

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